Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache APISIX. The attacker can take advantage of certain configuration in forward-auth plugin to spoof identity headers. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.12.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
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Description Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache APISIX. The attacker can take advantage of certain configuration in forward-auth plugin to spoof identity headers. This issue affects Apache APISIX: from 2.12.0 through 3.16.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.17.0, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache APISIX: Identity Injection via forward-auth Plugin Missing Header Cleanup
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-19T16:49:45.794Z

Reserved: 2026-04-08T02:34:21.516Z

Link: CVE-2026-39998

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Updated: 2026-06-19T21:30:17Z